Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Louisiana State University

Reveille

The Student News Site of Louisiana State University

Reveille

The Student News Site of Louisiana State University

Reveille

student_life

Student Government Initiatives

LSU Student Government shares plans for upcoming school year

By CJ Carver August 24, 2017

While many University students return to campus, one group has worked all summer to ensure everyone's return and the subsequent school year goes exceptionally well. LSU Student Government has been...

New dining options are available for purchase at the Student Union on Aug. 21, 2017.

LSU students react to new Student Union dining options

By Maria Owens August 23, 2017

As the fall 2017 semester begins, students are greeted with the opening of four new dining options in the LSU Student Union: The Big Squeezy, Build Pizza by Design, Create Chop’d &...

LSU's mascot Mike VI is brought into Tiger Stadium for his rounds on Saturday Sept. 5, 2015, in LSU's Tiger Stadium.

Geauxing from VI to VII: How Harvey became the new mascot

By Taylor Delpidio August 23, 2017

It is said that when Louis XIII was on his deathbed, he was visited by his then five-year-old son. When he asked the boy if he knew who he was, the future king said, “Louis the Fourteenth, father.”...

The newly introduced Mike VII enjoys his new tiger habitat on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.

LSU to hold Mike VII welcome event

By William Taylor Potter August 22, 2017

The LSU community will gather outside the tiger habitat at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to officially welcome Mike VII. Mike VII ― who, until Monday, was named Harvey ― arrived on campus Aug....

LSU students enjoy a 100-foot-long banana split on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, on the Parade Grounds.

Students participate in eating LSU’s longest banana split

By Maria Owens August 22, 2017

Students joined together to eat a 100-foot-long banana split at the Parade Ground on Aug. 21 as part of an on-campus annual tradition sponsored by Campus Outreach. According to Matt Duris, a Campus Outreach...

Onlookers observe the eclipse with equipment provided by CxC at the Parade Ground on Aug. 21, 2017.

LSU gathers for solar eclipse amid first day of classes

By Hailey Auglair August 21, 2017

More than a thousand University students, faculty and staff took a break from the first day of classes to observe the Great American Eclipse at the Parade Ground on Aug. 21. According to NASA’s official...

Eclipse

LSU to host eclipse viewing event

By William Taylor Potter August 21, 2017

The University will provide eclipse glasses to students, faculty and staff with a Tiger Card as part of its "Solar Eclipse at the Start" event Monday at noon on the parade ground.  As part of the...

The newly introduced Mike VII enjoys his new tiger habitat on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.

Strutting around his new habitat, Harvey officially becomes Mike VII

By Staff Reports August 21, 2017

Harvey, the 11-month-old rescue tiger, officially became Mike VII on Monday when he took his steps in the newly-renovated tiger habitat. Mike VII arrived on campus during move-in week for a quarantine...

LSU welcomes potential Mike VII to campus

LSU welcomes potential Mike VII to campus

By Taylor Delpidio August 16, 2017

As University students move into their new homes on campus for the upcoming semester, they were joined by Harvey, a young tiger who could potentially succeed Mike VI as the official mascot of the University.Harvey...

LSU's tiger habitat remains under construction until its estimated completion on Aug. 14.

Possible Mike VII could arrive this month, LSU announces

By Staff Reports August 1, 2017

The University may have a new Mike the Tiger arriving this month, according to a news release. Veterinarian David Baker identified a tiger at a rescue facility in Florida that could become Mike VII. The...

The LSU Student Union operates during regular hours on Wednesday, March 29, 2017.

New Student Union dining options announced

By Staff Reports July 25, 2017

The LSU Student Union will see the addition of four new dining options for students this fall: Build Pizza by Design, Create Chop'd & Wrap'd, Redstick EATS and The Big Squeezy, according to a news...

Full-time student fees increase $270 for fall semester, continuing recent trend

Full-time student fees increase $270 for fall semester, continuing recent trend

By JBriaan Johnson July 17, 2017

Undergraduate students may notice their fall fee bills have increased since last semester — a continuing trend at the University.The LSU Board of Supervisors approved a 5 percent fee hike for flagship...